Condition 1: gastroenteritis. Condition 2: gastroenteritis. Viral intestinal infection, unspecified Other viral enteritis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: patients will receive Gasro-Fix, 9 g/kg in two to four divided doses per day. Intervention 2: Control group: patients will receive lactose-free formula 9 g/kg in tw
Treatment - Other
Intervention group: patients will receive Gasro-Fix, 9 g/kg in two to four divided doses per day.
Control group: patients will receive lactose-free formula 9 g/kg in two to four divided doses per day
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Months to 5 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: child patients aged 6-60 months; diarrhea defined as the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools in 24 hours; diarrhea lasting at least 24 hours; and not exceeding two weeks from presentation of the disease; diarrhea with or without fever, vomiting, mucus in stool; Body weight more than 8 kg. Exclusion criteria: acute diarrhea that contains blood; chronic diarrhea; severe dehydration; inflammatory bowel disease; necrotizing enterocolitis; immune deficiency; chronic disease and malnutrition.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of hospitalization. Timepoint: after intervention. Method of measurement: Number of hospitalization days. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body weight. Timepoint: befor and after intervention. Method of measurement: kg.;Severity of diarrhea. Timepoint: befor and after intervention. Method of measurement: stool consistency score and frequency of diarrhea in 24 hours.;State of dehydration. Timepoint: befor and after intervention. Method of measurement: the state of dehydration, using the World Health Organization's dehydration scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactkumars Purrostami
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed